Durable Goods; Income & Spending (Nov.)

The solid gains in durable goods orders and shipments last month underline the continued strength of business equipment investment, but the bigger story for the overall economy is that consumption fell outright last month, with the soft jobless claims figures suggesting that decline only deepened in December.

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